BIO-VAC SGP 695 | Vaccine Against Fowl Typhoid

Store and transport refrigerated at 2-8°C.

• Withdrawal period for vaccines: 21 days.
• Vaccinate healthy animals only.
• Ensure that all the birds in the flock receive the correct vaccine dose at the same time.
• Ensure that the drinking water used for administration is free from disinfectants and detergents.
• Do not slaughter animals for human consumption for at least 21 days after vaccination. Ensure the marketed animals do not have elevated temperature reactions (fever) as this may result in the condemnation of the carcasses.
• Do not mix this vaccine with any other vaccine or medication.
• Do not use within 2 weeks of antimicrobial treatment.
• Do not inject intravenously.
• Vaccination of animals in production may lead to a slight decrease/drop in production.
• Accidental self-injection could lead to a severe allergic reaction. Consult a physician and provide him/her with vaccine details.
• Keep out of reach of children, uninformed persons and animals.
• Although this remedy has been tested, failure thereof may ensue as a result of a wide range of reasons. If this is suspected, seek veterinary advice and contact the registration holder.

Special precautions for use in animals.

• The possibility of transmission of the vaccine strain from the vaccinated birds to subjects in contact is very low.
• Vaccination may induce a positive serological response to the test for antibodies to Salmonella pullorum.
• S. gallinarum/pullorum is a species-specific salmonella and is not considered a zoonotic agent.

Special precautions to be taken by the person administering the veterinary medicinal product to animals:

• Use protective gloves when the vaccine is reconstituted. Avoid the formation aerosols. Disinfect and wash the hands after handling the vaccine.
• Do not swallow.
• Avoid contact of the product with skin, eyes and mouth.
• Wash and disinfect the hands after handling chicken feces, particularly in the 5 weeks after vaccination.
• In case of ingestion, self-inoculation or accidental contact of the vaccine with the skin or mucosae, see a doctor and show him/her the package leaflet.
• The vaccine strain is sensitive in vitro (according to the Kirby-Bauer method) to various antibiotics: nalidixic acid, oxolinic acid, amoxicillin, ampicillin, apramycin, cefadroxil, cephalexin, cefoperazone, chloramphenicol, colistin, enrofloxacin, florfenicol, flumequine, gentamicin, kanamycin, marbofloxacin, neomycin, nitrofurantoin, streptomycin, tetracycline, thiamphenicol, trimethoprim + sulphonamides.
• Do not eat, drink or smoke whilst handling the product.
• Dispose of any containers, disposable equipment and any other waste after use in accordance with National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No 59 of 2008).
• Do not store unused containers for future use.
• Do not contaminate rivers, dams or any water sources with containers or waste.
• Observe aseptic precautions. Ensure that all vaccination equipment (containers, syringes and needles) are clean and sterile prior to and during use.
• Do not use disinfectants or antiseptics to sterilise any equipment or drinking water equipment.
• Destroy any unused vaccine and dispose of all the vaccine containers and disposable equipment after use in accordance with National Environmental Management: Waste Act, 2008 (Act No. 59 of 2008).
• Adhere to the vaccination programme to obtain optimum results.

USE ONLY AS DIRECTED.

For the vaccination of pullets (chickens).
Allow the vaccine to gradually reach room temperature (20 - 25°C) prior to use.
Shake well before use and at regular intervals during the vaccination process.
Remove the aluminium overseal just before the vaccine is ready to use.
Route of administration: Oral.
Ensure that all animals are vaccinated.
Use clean materials.
General directions: The vaccine must be administered in drinking water not earlier than 7 days of age.
Calculated the quantity of drinking water in which to resuspend the vaccine, so as to administer one dose per subject. Measure the quantity of water consumed on previous days, to precisely calculate the correct quantity in each case. The water and equipment used for vaccination must not be chlorinated and must be absolutely free from disinfectants and detergents.
Ensure that there is a sufficient number of drinkers.
To facilitate uniform consumption of the vaccine, thirst the birds prior to vaccination.
Carefully dissolve the freeze-dried vaccine in a small quantity of water, stir well and pour the suspension in the tank containing the water needed to vaccinate all the subjects. Stir the vaccine suspension carefully at each stage.
Ensure that all subjects drink the vaccine suspension within 2 hours.
Recommended vaccination programme: Vaccinate twice, with a period of at least 4 weeks between vaccinations, before point of lay.
In case of severe local fowl typhoid situations with early infection of subjects, the recommended vaccination programme can be brought forward to 7 - 10 days of age.

• Freeze dried vaccine
  Each dosage unit delivers:
  Cultures of Salmonella gallinarum/pullorum attenuated SGP 695 AV strain: min. 2x10⁸ CFU, max 1x10⁹ CFU.

None.

Interaction with other medicinal products

Vaccination with BIO-VAC SGP695 does not have negative effects on the immunological response to the normal vaccination programmes contemplated in pullet flocks.
Do not administer concurrently with antibiotics or chemotherapeutic agents against salmonella; if this should occur, repeat the vaccination.
Use during pregnancy, lactation or lay
Administration of the vaccine to laying hens is entirely safe.

Only vaccinate healthy birds.